Remia is a Dutch producer of

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Den Dolder Den Dolder is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Zeist, and lies about 4 km northeast of Bilthoven. Den Dolder has a railway station on the route between Amersfoort and Utrecht and is best known fo ...

History

Remia originated in October 1925, when Arie de Rooij began to produce

and

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Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

-based garage and basement. Later, he started up a mixing plant in which margarine with butter was mixed. De Rooij's Electrical Melangeer Installation Amersfoort, abbreviated Remia was a fact. Remia then grew rapidly, and in 1951, the company moved to larger premises in Den Dolder. In 1960 a modern sauce factory was opened. Since then, the company is best known for its range of sauces.

Acquisitions

As of August 4, 2011 Remia took over the sauces activities of

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Lopik Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river. History Lopik lies within the Lopikerwaard region, which used to be occupied by swamps and forests until the area was cultivated in th ...

. In addition, both companies entered into a strategic partnership. As of April 30, 2010 Remia took over the mustard-factory ''De Marne's Fabrieken BV'' from the France-based Gyma Group. In 2015 (1 February) Remia acquired Yillys Food Concepts B.V which is well-known for its Yil’driz sauce portfolio.

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* {{commons category, Remia Food and drink companies of the Netherlands Food and drink companies established in 1925 1925 establishments in the Netherlands